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Strom Thurmond, Cory Booker and Senate

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Booker called for Republicans who don't agree with Trump's economic plans to resist them, citing positions by conservative groups such as the Cato Institute and the Manhattan Institute.
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Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking filibuster put him in the history books and gave other Democrats a voice against Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s assault on fundamental rights of all Americans.
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Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) delivered a 25-hour speech on the Senate floor this week, surpassing the previous Senate record for longest speech.

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Thurmond set a record opposing civil rights. A Black senator broke it.
Strom Thurmond bragged for years about dehydrating his body to prepare for his speech opposing the Civil Rights Act. He didn’t talk about his Black daughter, though.
So long, Strom: Cory Booker breaks Thurmond's Senate record with 25-hour speech
Cory Booker wrote himself into the Senate annals Tuesday, setting a new record for the chamber’s longest speech when he held the floor for more than 24 hours and surpassed the late Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster against civil rights.
See the moment Sen. Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond's record
As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he was,
Lawrence: After Cory Booker's 25-hour Senate speech, the odds don't seem so impossible anymore
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking filibuster put him in the history books and gave other Democrats a voice against Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s assault on fundamental rights of all Americans.
Cory Booker’s historic speech energizes a discouraged Democratic base
As Democratic Sen. Cory Booker neared Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night, the typically sparsely filled viewing galleries above the Senate floor grew packed.
‘Finally Some Fire’: Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Speech Strikes a Chord at Home
Many Democrats, including in Mr. Booker’s home state of New Jersey, reveled in his stamina and moxie as he assailed President Trump in the longest Senate speech on record.
What's the longest filibuster in US history? What did Cory Booker talk about for 25 hours?
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record this week for the longest speech ever made on the Senate floor, but it wasn't a filibuster. Here's why.
Cory Booker Breaks Senate Speech Record in 25-Hour Rebuke of Trump Administration
First off, it was not a filibuster. But Booker's historic 25-hour speech broke the Senate record, and was a startling challenge to Trump’s agenda
Buffalo Bills somehow appear in Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking Senate speech
During that, the Buffalo Bills were mentioned. Seriously. In a moment when he was joined by New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, sports were mentioned. The NFL specifically... and the iro
Here’s who delivered the longest speeches in Senate history — and how they managed
Sen. Cory Booker broke the record with his 25-hour-long speech protesting the Trump Administration’s policies.
Senator Cory Booker Literally Talked For An Entire Day, And These 15 Highlights From His Epic Speech Are Everything
The person who held the record before Senator Booker was segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes to oppose the Civil Rights Act in 1957. Senator Booker spoke for 25 hours and 4 minutes, approximately 46 minutes longer.
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This Is What an Actually Effective Filibuster Looks Like
Corey Booker might have rambled the longest, but Rand Paul made an impact. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently broke the record in how long anyone had spoken in the Senate chamber, ever—for 25 hours—besting the former record held by Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina (at that time a Democrat).
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Word of the Week: The swashbuckling origins and evolution of 'filibuster'
Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking Senate speech wasn't technically a filibuster, but it still put the word in focus. Here's what to know about its history, from the swashbuckling to the stonewalling.
With a nod to America's civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes a mark of his own
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech in recorded Senate history when he bested Sen. Strom Thurmond's filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
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Cory Booker Makes History. Donald Trump Will Never Erase It.
The New Jersey senator broke Strom Thurmond’s record for speaking on the Senate floor. May Booker break the back of the neo-segregationism that Trump represents.
Strom Thurmond softball is in it to win it with hot start to region slate
The Rebels are undefeated in the region after their big win over Pelion to open up the main part of their season. With a veteran group of capable players filling out the roster, it's coming down to mindset for Strom Thurmond this year.
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